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TMC, THE MILITARY COALITION

Did You Know that NERA Is Part of

The Military Coalition (TMC)?

By Yvette Purtill
TMC Members
• Air Force Association (AFA)
• Air Force Sergeants Association (AFSA)
• AMVETS (American Veterans)
• Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA)
• AMSUS, the Society of Federal Health Professionals
• Association of the United States Army (AUSA)
• Association of the United States Navy (AUSN)
• Blinded Veterans Association (BVA)
• Blue Star Families
• Commissioned Officers Association of the US Public
Health Service (COA)
• Chief Warrant Officers Association of the US Coast
The philosophy of The Coalition is that, by working together Guard (CWOA)
on issues of mutual agreement, the participating organiza- • Fleet Reserve Association (FRA)
tions can harness the grassroots support of more than 5.5
million members plus their families and accomplish far • Gold Star Wives of America (GSW)
more than by working on these initiatives separately. • Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA)
• Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America (JWV)
The Military Coalition is a group of 35 military, veterans • K9s for Warriors
and uniformed services organizations in joint pursuit of • Marine Corps League (MCL)
the following goals: • Marine Corps Reserve Association (MCRA)
n Maintaining a strong national defense provided by • Military Chaplains Association of the United States of
recruiting and retaining skilled and highly capable America (MCA)
personnel in the seven uniformed services. • Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)
n Maintaining uniformed services compensation and • Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH)
benefits at levels sufficient to attract and retain pro- • National Military Family Association (NMFA)
fessional uniformed service members for careers of • Naval Enlisted Reserve Association (NERA)
service to the Nation. • Non Commissioned Officers Association (NCOA)
n Representing the interests of the entire uniformed • Reserve Organization of America (ROA)
services community, including members' families and • Service Women's Action Network (SWAN)
survivors, and responding to assaults upon the com- • The Independence Fund (TIF)
pensation and benefits earned by members of that • The Retired Enlisted Association (TREA)
community through years of dedicated service; and • Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS)
n Educating the public on the extraordinary demands and • United States Army Warrant Officers Association (USAWOA)
sacrifices associated with a career in uniformed service, • USCG Chief Petty Officers Association (CPOA)
and the need to maintain a similarly unique system of • Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
compensation and benefits to attract and retain the kinds • VetsFirst, United Spinal Association
and numbers of high-quality personnel needed to meet • Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA)
the Nation's short- and long-term defense requirements. • Wounded Warrior Project (WWP)
If you have any issues that you would like the TMC to address,
email Yvette Purtill at [email protected] with your concerns.

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